- 604.07 KB]Table C-3.
Trending: Average Distribution of Work Area/Unit a Patient Safety Grade by Respondent Work Area/Unit
2008 Comparative Database Report
| Work Area/Unit Patient Safety Grade | Work Area/Unit | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anesthe- siology | Emer- gency | ICU (any type) | Lab | Medicine | Obstetrics | Pediatr. | Pharm. | Psych/ Mental Health | Radi- ology | Rehabil- itation | Surgery | ||
| 10 Hospi- tals both yrs | 68 Hospi- tals both yrs | 39 Hospi- tals both yrs | 83 Hospi- tals both yrs | 84 Hospi- tals both yrs | 37 Hospi- tals both yrs | 21 Hospi- tals both yrs | 61 Hospi- tals both yrs | 20 Hospi- tals both yrs | 80 Hospi- tals both yrs | 66 Hospi- tals both yrs | 72 Hospi- tals both yrs | ||
| 170 Most Recent Respon- dents | 1,035 Most Recent Respon- dents | 1,315 Most Recent Respon- dents | 1,102 Most Recent Respon- dents | 2,702 Most Recent Respon- dents | 586 Most Recent Respon- dents | 497 Most Recent Respon- dents | 617 Most Recent Respon- dents | 504 Most Recent Respon- dents | 1,066 Most Recent Respon- dents | 546 Most Recent Respon- dents | 1,984 Most Recent Respon- dents | ||
| 85 Previous Respon- dents | 903 Previous Respon- dents | 988 Previous Respon- dents | 890 Previous Respon- dents | 2,048 Previous Respon- dents | 551 Previous Respon- dents | 456 Previous Respon- dents | 487 Previous Respon- dents | 467 Previous Respon- dents | 810 Previous Respon- dents | 650 Previous Respon- dents | 1,635 Previous Respon- dents | ||
| A. Excellent | Most Recent | 26% | 17% | 18% | 25% | 13% | 27% | 28% | 27% | 22% | 28% | 37% | 38% |
| Previous | 32% | 15% | 14% | 26% | 10% | 24% | 19% | 23% | 17% | 21% | 31% | 32% | |
| Change | -6% | 2% | 4% | -1% | 3% | 3% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 6% | 6% | |
| B. Very Good | Most Recent | 56% | 48% | 51% | 53% | 56% | 47% | 53% | 55% | 42% | 50% | 48% | 46% |
| Previous | 57% | 43% | 43% | 48% | 44% | 39% | 41% | 51% | 36% | 53% | 47% | 45% | |
| Change | -1% | 5% | 8% | 5% | 12% | 8% | 12% | 4% | 6% | -3% | 1% | 1% | |
| C. Acceptable | Most Recent | 17% | 30% | 23% | 19% | 27% | 19% | 14% | 14% | 25% | 18% | 13% | 12% |
| Previous | 6% | 28% | 24% | 20% | 37% | 27% | 34% | 19% | 26% | 20% | 16% | 15% | |
| Change | 11% | 2% | -1% | -1% | -10% | -8% | -20% | -5% | -1% | -2% | -3% | -3% | |
| D. Poor | Most Recent | 1% | 5% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 10% | 3% | 1% | 3% |
| Previous | 4% | 11% | 14% | 6% | 9% | 10% | 6% | 6% | 17% | 5% | 4% | 7% | |
| Change | -3% | -6% | -9% | -3% | -5% | -3% | -1% | -2% | -7% | -2% | -3% | -4% | |
| E. Failing | Most Recent | 0% | 0% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Previous | 0% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 4% | 0% | 1% | 1% | |
| Change | 0% | -2% | 0% | -1% | -1% | 1% | 0% | -2% | -2% | 0% | -1% | -1% | |
Note: ICU = Intensive Care Unit; Pediatr. = Pediatrics; Pharm. = Pharmacy.
Note: Average percent totals in the table may not sum to exactly 100 percent due to rounding of decimals.
Page last reviewed March 2008
Internet Citation: Table C-3. : Trending: Average Distribution of Work Area/Unit a Patient Safety Grade by Respondent Work Area/Unit.
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